Cancer Ward
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 0140032290
Fair condition. Has some damafge to top right as per book image which effects the first 4 pages. Otherwise its a good condition paperback for its age.
In Cancer Ward, Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn crafts a searing, intimate portrait of life under Soviet rule through the microcosm of a provincial hospital. Set in 1955, in the uncertain thaw after Stalin’s death, the novel follows a group of patients struggling not only with physical disease but with the deeper moral and spiritual cancer inflicted by years of fear, repression, and betrayal. Centered around Oleg Kostoglotov, a man exiled for political reasons, the story explores survival, loyalty, and the desperate human need for truth and dignity in a society where both are constantly under threat. Powerful, moving, and at times darkly humorous, Cancer Ward is a profound meditation on resilience and hope in the face of devastation.
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